There is a "idle stabilizer" located on the left side to the front of the engine compartment. It's the second "box" from the front that has 2 round plugs. When they go bad that is what they do I'm told. If yours is a 1.9 or air cooled they are fifty dollars, 2.1 they are more. However the good news is you just put the two round plugs together and problem solved! You idle may be slightly uneven. If it does not cure the problem, look for air leaks. Find somebody that knows a little more then you and maybe the two of you can do what I've just described. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonia Johnson" <dscrkjohns@juno.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 8:02 PM Subject: Engine reving?
> Hello vana-experts, > > This is probably a simple repair--but oil changes and routine maintenance > are about the extent of my auto knowledge. Problem is when I start the > engine, it revs up to about 3500 to 4000 and wants to stay there. I'm > driving with my foot on the brake, and turning off when I hit a stop > light. This happened suddenly- it was fine yesterday, this morning it > started. Do I just need to adjust the idle, or is there more to this? > > Help! Sonia J > |
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